Washington Area Bike Forum http://bikearlingtonforum.com/ Discussion forum presented by BikeArlington, goDCgo, and Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) en Sun, 19 May 2013 06:19:27 GMT vBulletin 60 http://bikearlingtonforum.com/images/misc/rss.png Washington Area Bike Forum http://bikearlingtonforum.com/ Allegheny Passage - contemplating straight through ride from Pittsburgh to DC http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5029-Allegheny-Passage-contemplating-straight-through-ride-from-Pittsburgh-to-DC&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 23:39:07 GMT Now that the route to Pittsburgh is essentially complete (http://www.thegreatalleghenypassage.com/), it goes on my list of rides to do. If I can... Now that the route to Pittsburgh is essentially complete, it goes on my list of rides to do.

If I can find a weekend later this summer or, more likely, in the early Fall - I'd like to do the ride either as a straight through 24-30 hour ride, or split up as a pair of 165-milers. Trail riding, especially on the C&O, will bring average speed way down, but I think with minimal stops, 30 hours is a reasonable target. Heck, some PBP riders pull off 750 miles in 55-60 hours.

I think the ideal plan would be to sort out how to get the bike on the Amtrak train up to Pittsburgh. Get in around 11PM/midnight, find a place to stay, then start the ride early the next morning.

Riding out to Pittsburgh would also be an option but I'd rather deal with travel logistics before the ride than after. ]]> Group Rides Bilsko http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5029-Allegheny-Passage-contemplating-straight-through-ride-from-Pittsburgh-to-DC Hanging bikes http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5028-Hanging-bikes&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 17:41:29 GMT I've seen bikes hanging like this before, but it still makes me nervous. Should I worry that it could bend or otherwise damage the rim?
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]]> ShawnoftheDread http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5028-Hanging-bikes FS: 1974 Raleigh Super Tourer http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5027-FS-1974-Raleigh-Super-Tourer&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 14:39:36 GMT I've decided to sell my Raleigh Super Tourer. Simply too many bikes, and I'm not riding this often enough.

Raleigh Super Tourer DL135 light touring cycle built at Raleigh’s Carlton works. Frame is 22.5” Reynolds 531 double-butted main tubes, forks, and stays. Bocama Professional lugs and half-chromed stays and fork blades. "Bronze mink," i.e. coffee, and silver color. TA Cotterless crankset with single chain ring, Simplex 5-speed freewheel (14/28T) , Suntour rear derailleur with stem-mounted shifter. Weinmann Symetric side-pull alloy brakes. Alloy touring handlebars, GB stem. 27 x 1 ¼ wheels with Normandy Competition, large flange, quick-release hubs. Brooks comfortable leather sprung saddle. Lugs for air pump under top tube. I just weighed this bike at 26.0 lbs with pedals, toe clips. bottle cage, bell, and saddle bag.

When I bought the bike 4 or 5 years ago, I replaced all ball bearings and also the bottom bracket with a Shimano UN54. I last regreased the bearings about 2 years ago, but have kept the chain clean and lubricated. The paint and metal surfaces have not been restored or polished; they have a vintage patina, which is my preference. Mechanically perfect: shifter shifts, brakes brake, wheels are true.

Full-size photos here: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjEYYoSy

Asking $375. PM me, e-mail at lc911t at yahoo, or call at 571-278-1100.

- Lawrence

]]> Classifieds elcee http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5027-FS-1974-Raleigh-Super-Tourer Jim bikes to work http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5026-Jim-bikes-to-work&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 01:46:07 GMT Catching up on the finale of the office (and on the forum). Fitting that Jim bikes to work. Cheaper than a vasectomy. Catching up on the finale of the office (and on the forum). Fitting that Jim bikes to work. Cheaper than a vasectomy. ]]> General Discussion dasgeh http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5026-Jim-bikes-to-work Monday Properties decided to use Bike To Work Day to share their bike-friendly policy http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5025-Monday-Properties-decided-to-use-Bike-To-Work-Day-to-share-their-bike-friendly-policy&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 18:53:22 GMT This email was sent from the property manager at Monday Properties (1000 Wilson Blvd, the twin towers): ---Quote--- Monday Properties would... This email was sent from the property manager at Monday Properties (1000 Wilson Blvd, the twin towers):

Quote:
Monday Properties would like to remind everyone that for personal safety reasons, bicycles are not to be taken on passenger elevators or escalators. Bikes may be stored in the building in one of two ways:

1) In the bicycle storage rooms located in the 1100 garage (5th level next to Drycleaners) or in the 1000 garage (3rd level, past MPark and Security office). Please contact our office or see a security officer for storage room lock combinations.
2) In your office premises by using one of the freight elevators located at the loading docks. You will need to call the elevator operator using the hand held phone next to the freight car.
I can see bikes on escalators as a safety issue (some people just don't know how to carry them), but on the elevator?

Edit: Also, I was informed by someone who works there that the bike storage area and the freight elevator are both located in areas of the building where she wouldn't feel safe going alone. ]]> Commuters Brent http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5025-Monday-Properties-decided-to-use-Bike-To-Work-Day-to-share-their-bike-friendly-policy More kids this year! http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5024-More-kids-this-year!&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:55 GMT An interesting take away from BTWD this year was that there seemed to be more kids tagging along with their parents on the way to school or day care.... An interesting take away from BTWD this year was that there seemed to be more kids tagging along with their parents on the way to school or day care. Usually it's just one or two kids the whole morning, but today at Ballston there must have been about a dozen kids who came by!

This pleases me greatly. ]]> Bike to Work Day Tim Kelley http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5024-More-kids-this-year! Afternoon pit stop http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5023-Afternoon-pit-stop&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:18 GMT The two I know of are the Tri360 one off the W&D and the one in Columbia Heights across from DCUSA. Are there any others out there? ]]> Bike to Work Day jopamora http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5023-Afternoon-pit-stop Bike to Work Day Final Numbers http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5022-Bike-to-Work-Day-Final-Numbers&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:03 GMT From MWCOG:

"Our regional goal for Bike to Work Day 2013 was a 10% increase over last year, that would have brought us to 14,000. We beat that by another 600 to reach 14,600, a 15% increase!"

Thanks for coming out everyone!! ]]> Bike to Work Day Tim Kelley http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5022-Bike-to-Work-Day-Final-Numbers A vision of the future http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5021-A-vision-of-the-future&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 14:37:39 GMT So many bikes. It was incredibly awesome. So many bikes. It was incredibly awesome. ]]> Bike to Work Day dagamon http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5021-A-vision-of-the-future BTWD pictures thread? http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5020-BTWD-pictures-thread&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 14:25:49 GMT I didn't see one already, so I'll start with a few blurry eyed cell phone shots from the Greenbelt/College Park convoy.

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]]> Bike to Work Day Greenbelt http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5020-BTWD-pictures-thread <![CDATA[Route Suggestion- Clarendon to Fairfax (123 & Braddock)]]> http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5019-Route-Suggestion-Clarendon-to-Fairfax-(123-amp-Braddock)&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 13:02:43 GMT The Google is giving me this: http://goo.gl/maps/mmB2f But I suspect that there is a decent route via Annondale Rd off the WOD. Any... The Google is giving me this:

http://goo.gl/maps/mmB2f

But I suspect that there is a decent route via Annondale Rd off the WOD. Any suggestions? I may have a consulting project out there for a bit. Not allergic to traffic... well except when in a car ;-) ]]> Commuters GuyContinental http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5019-Route-Suggestion-Clarendon-to-Fairfax-(123-amp-Braddock) <![CDATA[Falls Church's Barney Fife]]> http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5018-Falls-Church-s-Barney-Fife&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:49 GMT Was our favorite cop really celebrating BTWD by handing out stop sign tickets at the crosswalk of a low speed, low volume street which was closed for... Was our favorite cop really celebrating BTWD by handing out stop sign tickets at the crosswalk of a low speed, low volume street which was closed for the Bikenetic BTWD station? I'd like to hope that I just misread that interaction. ]]> Commuters mstone http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5018-Falls-Church-s-Barney-Fife others going from old town to DC / Northwest or near there http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5017-others-going-from-old-town-to-DC-Northwest-or-near-there&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 02:13:43 GMT anyone else riding from Old Town to Foggy Bottom or anywhere near White House, etc.? I'm new and will be at Old Town pit stop at 7 am. ]]> Bike to Work Day streetsmarts http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5017-others-going-from-old-town-to-DC-Northwest-or-near-there How did I get that photo??? http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5016-How-did-I-get-that-photo&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 01:23:40 GMT New blog entry about photography in motion: http://lovemycommute.blogspot.com/20...otography.html

I'd like to hear your thoughts on shooting. I know a lot of people photograph their bike rides. I'd like to hear what works for you.

Enjoy!

Dirt ]]> Dirt http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5016-How-did-I-get-that-photo U Street accident http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5015-U-Street-accident&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 22:22:17 GMT WaPo was reporting a cyclist accident on U Street this morning. It sounded serious - the guy was breathing but unconscious. Anyone have any details? WaPo was reporting a cyclist accident on U Street this morning. It sounded serious - the guy was breathing but unconscious. Anyone have any details? ]]> General Discussion Mariner http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?5015-U-Street-accident